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I think the market will essentially split three ways: the vast majority will shift to 2024 5e (either whole-cloth or with some sort of hybrid with 2014); there will be a significant minority of 2014-only holdouts; and there will be "the rest". And while within that grouping there will be a few...

As others have mentioned, the sandbox section of "Storm King's Thunder" is good. It's a shame about the rest of the adventure - indeed, it makes for a far better setting guide than it does a published adventure!

For the most part, IMC the "knowledge" skills are mostly passive - when they become relevant I'll either call for the appropriate check or, most likely, just give the PCs the relevant information (I like it when characters know stuff about their world). Not that that helps them much - knowing...

This. Back in Session 0 we'd discuss things that are likely to be an issue. If any player isn't happy with that, we play something else. Which is absolutely fine with me. But a player at my table doesn't get to individually opt out of something like that - it's either on the table for all the...

I've had success with both "Lost Mine of Phandelver" and "The Sunless Citadel" with new players. "The Whispering Cairn" is regarded as one of the best adventures to grace the pages of Dungeon magazine, and although it's the first part of the "Age of Worms", it should be easy enough to...

This thread hits on my major issue with RPG reviews - in order to be relevant they need to come out close to product release, but that means that the reviewers may well not have read the thing in detail, much less run it. (And even if they have run it, you still only get an impression of how it...

I think there's a sliding scale at play - to have agency, players must have the information to make meaningful decisions. The better the information they have, the more meaningful those choices, and the more agency they have. That being the case, the use of random tables does indeed reduce...

I'm also half expecting him to use the opportunity to show her the future and add her voice to the chorus in "Rise of Skywalker". That way, there's no need for her to be dead by that point, and he can bring her back for future projects as desired.

I think people can talk about any edition or editions they like. My answer was about 5e specifically for two reasons: it's the only edition I've played in some years now, and consequently it's the edition I've been most critical of over those years. Plus, my answer would be a bit different for...

The people around the table. But regarding D&D 5e itself, the core experience is really strong (that is, the combat pillar at levels 3-10 or so). Which is, to be honest, most of what I need support for in my gaming - I'm able to fill in the gaps for interaction and exploration rather more...

Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft. Though I suppose I should be grateful - thanks to that one, I skipped Spelljammer, which I'm sure I would have hated.

Q&A with Gary Gygax?

Murder in Baldur's Gate 21 Legacy of the Crystal Shard 18 Hoard of the Dragon Queen 15 The Rise of Tiamat 23 Curse of Strahd 15 Storm King's Thunder 18 Tomb of Annihilation 21 Waterdeep: Dragon Heist 18 Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage 20 Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden 10 The Wild...

Doubtful. Very doubtful. It's very likely that by the time they are released I will no longer be playing D&D, with no intention to start another campaign in any foreseeable future. And I've run out of shelf space, so it's really hard to justify clearing some for new books I'm probably never...

Against the Cult of Chaos 18 Storm over Neverwinter 20 Search for the Diamond Staff 14 Murder in Baldur's Gate 21 Legacy of the Crystal Shard 20 Hoard of the Dragon Queen 19 The Rise of Tiamat 22-2 = 20 Princes of the Apocalypse 12 Out of the Abyss 18 Curse of Strahd 19 Storm King's Thunder 20...

Maybe not, but they do. But, honestly, I'm not sure there's any value in debating this further - I'm happy to respect your opinion, but I'm just not going to share it.

Mostly I look them up because they're referenced in a monster description or a magic item. In neither case do they reliably include the level.

It's been a really long time since I read it, but I think the 2nd Ed DMG actually calls out that behavior as a no-no - basically, the DM shouldn't give the PCs for no-challenge combats.

I'm afraid I'd much rather have a single alphabetical listing than anything else - if I need to know which level/class/whatever the spell applies to before I can start looking it up, that's a problem IMO.

The only true issues I've seen are the awful indices and the binding issue. Fortunately, one of those at least is long since resolved. Everything else I'm aware of is at least somewhat subjective.